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South Africa should prioritise its decarbonisation strategy, as it has a carbon intensity much higher than most countries, and $1.5-billion of exports to the European Union (EU) are at risk in the...
The electricity shortages in South Africa, which have resulted in continuous loadshedding, are severely affecting people and businesses and, consequently, the economy and employment, specialists...
Civil society organisation the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) says the newly published state of disaster regulations appear to be intended to allow a quick contract with floating power...
The Western Cape's treasury department warned that municipalities, which have outstanding Eskom debt, could see it balloon in the new financial year. The department briefed the standing committee...
Karpowership, the Turkish company seeking to supply power to South Africa, said it will demand a retraction from Andre de Ruyter, the former chief executive officer of Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.,...
More than two weeks after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the electricity crisis had been declared a National State of Disaster, the regulations giving effect to that declaration have been...
Eskom is seeking comment on proposed amendments to the grid code, which it says are required to facilitate open and non-discriminatory access to the network for new generation in a context of...
Realistically, South Africa will not see meaningful gross domestic product (GDP) growth within the next five years, Citadel Investment Services advisory partner and chief economist Maarten Ackerman...
Andre de Ruyter, the chief executive of South Africa's State power utility Eskom, will leave the company with immediate effect, Eskom said on Wednesday. Eskom said in a statement that the decision...
Engineering News editor Terence Creamer gives an overview of the 2023 Budget delivered by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, including the announcement of a R254-billion Eskom debt-relief package...
Conditions linked to R254bn Eskom debt relief may lead to concessioning of coal plants The R254-billion Eskom debt-relief package unveiled by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in his 2023 Budget...
Ahead of the national budget, to be tabled on February 22, the Small Business Institute (SBI) has called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to support small businesses and their employees,...
Reeling from South Africa's worst-ever electricity crisis, local authorities across the country are turning to private suppliers to help businesses and households keep the lights on. President...
Eskom has confirmed that it is in the process of reviewing the current framework that governs loadshedding amid renewed concern that the State-owned utility may need to implement rotational cuts...
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has doubled down on his characterisation of the proposed Minister of Electricity as that of a project manager but has denied that such a...
The South African Local Government Association has welcomed the declaration of a State of Disaster over the country’s energy crisis, and it hopes to play a central role in the process. In an...
The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has voiced its support for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s leadership and firm commitment to fixing South Africa’s electricity crisis, as stated in his...
Business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) says neither the creation of a new post for an Electricity Minister, nor the declaration of a state of disaster, as announced during...
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) is seeking public comment on electricity procurement determinations received from Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe that are...
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SoNA) was delivered amid severe crises across critical economic and social spheres in South Africa, with industry respondents recognising...
The Presidency’s Rudi Dicks, who also heads the National Energy Crisis Committee (NECOM) secretariat, believes the controversial decision to classify the electricity crisis a National State of...
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SoNA) on February 9 has evoked mixed responses from trade unions, industry associations, academia and businesses, with some taking to the...
Stage 4 to 6 loadshedding has become more commonplace over the past few months, with many analysts expecting it to continue and possibly worsen before South Africa’s energy crisis has abated....
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that he would be appointing a new Minister of Electricity in The Presidency to coordinate the response to the electricity crisis, which has now officially been...
Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the National Energy Crisis Committee's planned initiatives for dealing with the country's electricity crisis; the proposed declaration of the...
South Africa is finalising an implementation plan for an $8.5-billion climate finance deal with some of the world’s richest countries even as the head of the Presidential Climate Finance Task Team...
Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) has expressed some reservations with a proposal that a National State of Disaster be declared to tackle South Africa’s long-running electricity crisis....
Civil action nonprofit organisation the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has brought an application against the National Energy Regulator of South Africa's (Nersa's) demanding the full records...
Initiatives being coordinated under the aegis of the National Energy Crisis Committee (NECOM) will seek to add about 8 800 MW of capacity to the South Africa’s electricity supply during the course...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has acknowledged that tariffs that reflect the cost of producing electricity are necessary for Eskom’s financial sustainability, as well as for the utility to service its...
Engineering News editor Terence Creamer talks about President Cyril Ramaphosa's request to Eskom to postpone the implementation of an 18.65% electricity tariff hike that is due to take effect on...
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe says cutting the proposed contract periods with Karpowership from 20 years to 10 years could help government realise its ambitions to procure...
Civil rights organisation AfriForum has launched the first phase of the organisation’s three-phase plan – Project AfriEnergy – to help solve the prevailing electricity crisis in South Africa. The...
The National Treasury has granted the City of Cape Town an exemption from competitive bidding or tendering processes for the buying of electricity from companies or households. The exemption was...
The Western Cape High Court has declared Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe’s decision to dismiss National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) board member responsible for communities Peter...
South Africa made fresh inquiries about securing electricity supply from Turkey’s Karpowership as it battles its worst ever power outages, according to people familiar with the situation. The...
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